Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin came out in support of the Indian cricket team and lashed out at those criticizing the Indian cricket team after their recent T20I defeat against the West Indies. Team India suffered a huge shock in the T20I series as lost the 5-match T20I series at the hands of the West Indies by 2-3.
The 5-match T20I series had been evenly poised, with team India making a comeback after losing the initial two games, only to be thrashed by a determined West Indies side in the ultimate clash.
The defeat against West Indies has raised concerns over team India’s form going into the upcoming Asia Cup 2023 and ODI World Cup 2023. The fact that India lost to a country that wasn’t even able to qualify for the World Cup has added more fuel to the fire.
From experts and cricketers to fans, people are taking to social media to express their disappointment over the Indian cricketers’ performances. There are many who have raised questions about India’s form ahead of the Asia Cup 2023 and ODI World Cup 2023.
Ravichandran Ashwin slammed Team India’s critics
Meanwhile, India’s star spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who was a part of the Test series against West Indies, had a message for those criticizing the Indian cricket team after the loss.
Speaking on his latest YouTube video, Ashwin said:
“There are plenty of positive from this T20I series. It is very easy to criticise the team on social media since they lost to a team that didn’t qualify for the last T20 World Cup. They haven’t qualified for the upcoming 50-over World Cup as well. I want to give a piece of information to you guys,”
He added:
“I am not talking, backing, or supporting anybody. All of these are secondary. As a youngster, if you are going to the West Indies, there will be some challenges. In all countries, there will be some innate secrets. The local players know these things more than visiting players. Especially if the players are young. When I went to West Indies, England, Australia, I had to learn various little things…these are first-time experience for me as a cricketer. So, youngsters would have learned a lot from this tour. They will definitely get better form here.”
“Losing the the series 3-2 to West Indies…many of them are criticising and upset. It’s okay and understandable. It’s only fair, I guess. But we can see this loss from two perspectives. The players will get experience from this series.”
The Indian cricket team will be next seen in action in the upcoming T20I series against Ireland followed by the Asia Cup 2023.
